Fingal Hip Hop Challenge 2010

Fingal Heritage Network Meets

On Friday 7th May last, the Fingal Heritage Network held its first ever Cultural Night in the Man O’War Pub. The Network brings together Historical and Heritage Societies from throughout Fingal, to provide them with a coherent voice and to build a sense of unity between them. The evening of song, storytelling and music was a great success, with over one hundred people in attendance and members themselves providing the entertainment. On the night, Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Ciaran Byrne launched the Fingal Heritage Network Brochure 2010 which includes information about the different heritage societies and the Network. Councillor David O’Connor was MC for the event.

Fingal Heritage Network can be contacted at

fingalheritagenetwork@gmail.com

Blakestown Community School provided the winning team at this year’s Fingal Hip Hop Challenge. Their team entitled “Scream” won the Challenge through a display of dance and creativity. This is the second year of the Fingal Hip Hop Challenge which took place at the Back Street Studios in Airside Swords. A number of schools from across Fingal took part in the event and these schools worked closely with the Sports Office through Fingal’s Exercise: Energise programme. This year as part of the event a dance workshop was also provided by the Back Street Studios and also by Donna Moran from the Raw Edge Crew, the group who successfully featured on Sky1’s “Got to Dance” programme.

For more information contact Caitríona Geraghty, Sports

Development Officer 01 890 6247.

Niall Quinn Launches Sports Con for Sporting Fingal Community Trust

On Wednesday 28th April 2010, at Sportslink in Santry, Niall Quinn, ex-Ireland International and Chairman of Sunderland F.C. launched the Sporting Fingal Community Trust Sports Conditioning Resource Manual for schools, in conjunction with Fingal County Council. Aimed at Primary schools, the Resource Manual sets out all the drills and exercises that teachers need to implement a sports conditioning programme for their pupils. The programme has been delivered to over 40 primary schools involving 5,500 children in Fingal and in more than 20 Youth Groups and summer camps. We are happy to offer the programme to any primary school or, by way of workshop, to any sports club in the county.

For more information contact Owen Mc Grath (Sports Conditioning

Coach) on 01 890 5457 or owen.mcgrath@fingalcoco.ie

Join Fingal Senior Citizens Network for an Afternoon Dance

The Fingal Senior Citizens Network is hosting another Tea Dance on June 16th next at the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan from 2.30pm to 5.00pm. Fingal Senior Citizens is a network of local senior citizens group which meet monthly to discuss issues relating to senior citizens, to share information and to develop projects which provide social support for senior citizens in Fingal. For tickets for the dance please contact Helen Duffy at 01 802 0484 or contact the network at fingalseniorcitizens@gmail.com. Tickets can be reserved in advance or if a group wish they can be sent on in advance.

If your group would like to send a representative to become part of the network please contact Eugene Moore in Fingal County Council

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